Faculty & Staff









Arnold Zar-Kessler, Head of School

Lower School

Mindy Pincus, Lower School Director
Rabbi Amy Bardack, Director of Jewish Studies
Phyllis Wilker, Director of Support Services
Stephanie Westenkatz, Counselor
Harriet Heyman, Nurse

Lower School Faculty


Kindergarten
Lauren Ayzenberg
Avital Fux
Sondra Kaminsky
Krysta Kincaid
Maree Marcus
Naomi Katz Mintz
Judi Rapaport

Grade 1
Marla Cavarretta
Shoshanna Eliahou
Shula Levy
Tali Liberman
Lindsey O'Brien
Carmit Peer
Ella Ranen
Jesse Wolf

Grade 2
Marla Cavarretta
Yaffa Dangur
Shoshanna Eliahou
Carmit Peer
Ella Ranen
Penelope Thal-Nir
Nancy Werner
Jesse Wolf

Grade 3
Avital Brauner
Allan Cohen
Nurit Kussell
Marjie Matross
Louisa Pitt
Limor Saloman
Dara Tye

Specialists
Cantor Gaston Bogomolni, Tefillah Music Specialist
Mollyann Blumenthal, Permanent Substitute
Trudy Shulman Fagen, Creative Arts Coordinator
Diona Fulton, Physical Education
Susan Fusco-Fazio, Art
Eugenia Gerstein, Music
Vicki Hadar, Reading Specialist
Lori Kahn, Library
Rinat Noy, Special Needs
Amy Ostroff, Assistant Teacher
Elana Schreiber, Grades 1-3 Science
Reena Schultz, Instructional Specialist
Irit Stein, Hebrew Literacy Coach
Amy Sullivan, Math Coach
Susan Weiss, Math/Instructional Technology

Support
Roberta Nicoletta, Assistant to Head of School
Ellen Shuster, Assistant to Lower School Director
Estelle Linder, Secretary
Bonnie Regelman, Curriculum Development

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Upper School

Barbara Shea, Associate Head of School for Program and Instruction
Rabbi Scott Slarskey, Upper School Director
Varda Ben-Meir, Assistant Upper School Director and Director of Judaic Studies
Shelly Levy, Director of Support Services
Shosh Levi, Daily Logistics Coordinator
Anita Redner, Head Nurse and Upper School Counselor
Carol Schraft, Secondary School Advising
Mary Tonelli, Lower School Nurse

Upper School Faculty

Intermediate Division (Grades 4-5)
David Wolf, Intermediate Division Supervisor

Intermediate Division Teachers

Galit Avrahami
Allan Chesarone
Esti Cohen
Yonit Cohen
Meital Dimant
Estelle Gomolka
Lauren Hollop

Shoshi Jalfin
Robert Jaye
Anat Linden
Brina Waldoks
Evie Weinstein-Park
Susan Weiss

Middle Division (Grades 6-8)
Varda Ben-Meir, Grades 6-7-8 Head Advisor

Middle Division Teachers  

Andrea Boure
Donna Cover
Yakov Dov
Lisa DiAdamo
Esti Kassiff
Millie Kateman
Carole Kaufman
Carol Mellett
Carrie Michelson

Nechama Malkiel
Ruti Peled
Patricia Rigley
Crystal Reder
Daniel Savitt
Oliver Segal
David Srebnick
Daniel Weinstein
Jennifer Wertman

Specialists
Joy Chertow, Art
Josh Bartley, Grades 4-5 Physical Education
Trudy Shulman Fagen, Creative Arts Coordinator and 8th Grade Play Director
Bill Ferreira, Grades 6-8 Physical Education
Lisa Jacobs, Music
Patricia McEachen, Library
Randy Singer, Support Services
Reena Schultz, Integration Specialist
Susan Weiss, Math/Instructional Technology

Support
Judy Flad, Office Manager
Mary-Ellen Lattig, Assistant to Upper School Director

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Enrichment/Extended Day

Penina Magid, Director of Enrichment
Elise Blanken, Lower School Site Coordinator
Emma Weisman, Upper School Site Coordinator

Gan Shelanu

Ellen Agulnick, Director

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Institutional Advancement Office

Natalie Matus, Associate Head for Institutional Advancement
Carol Rumpler, Director of Admission
Arlene Bryer, Director of Annual Giving
Shira Strosberg, Director of Communications/ Brand Manager
Sharon Mintz, Director of Major Gifts and Alumni Relations
Maura Connell, Assistant Director for Annual Giving
Diane Roberts, Donor Relations Manager
Stephanie Maroun, Institutional Advancement Associate
Janice Goldstein, Shavuon Coordinator

Business Office

Carolyn Flammey, Director of Finance and Operation
Larry Henneberry, Facilities Manager
Linda Shropshire, Associate Director of Finance
Scott Kinkade, Technology Manager
Liz Chesarone, Assistant to Finance Director
Diane Brienze, Senior Accountant
Rose Turner, Financial Analyst
Samantha Vanaria, Bookkeeper

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